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Checklist for Family Pieridae Duponchel, 1835 (Brimstones)
and region Tunapuna-Piarco (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
145
1055
1464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
1030
1426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
101
967
1367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
654
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
654
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
653
992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
437
718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
428
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
96
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPieridae
Duponchel, 1835
Brimstones, Orange-tips, Orangetips, Sulfurs, Sulphurs
9
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tunapuna-Piarco
9 Genera with 15 Species
Ascia Scopoli, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Catasticta Butler, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Dismorphia Hübner, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Eurema Hübner, 1777Grass yellow3SpeciesTaxom
Eurybia Illiger, 18073SpeciesTaxom
Kricogonia Reakirt, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Melete Swainson, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Phoebis Hübner, 1758Sulphurs3SpeciesTaxom
Pyrisitia Butler, 1836Grass yellow1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunapuna-Piarco
15 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ascia monuste Linnaeus, 1764Cabbage White
Catasticta pieris pieris Hopffer, 1874
Dismorphia amphione Cramer, 1779Tiger Mimic White
Eurema agave Cramer, 1775Agave Yellow
Eurema albula Cramer, 1775Ghost Sulphur
Eurema elathea Cramer, 1777Banded Yellow
Eurybia elvina Stichel, 1910Blind Eurybia
Eurybia franciscana C. & R. Felder, 1862
Eurybia halimede Hübner, 1807Halimede Eurybia
Kricogonia lyside (Godart, 1819)⇒ Kricogonia castalia Fabricius, 1793
Melete lycimnia Cramer, 1777Common Melwhite
Phoebis argante Fabricius, 1775Apricot
Phoebis philea Linnaeus, 1763Jaune D´Abricot
Phoebis sennae Linnaeus, 1758Cloudless giant sulphur
Pyrisitia venusta Boisduval, 1836Pale Yellow

Subnodes of Pieridae with occurrences in Tunapuna-Piarco
SubfamilyColiadinae
Swainson, 1827
Orange Tip Butterflies, Oranges, Sulfurs, Sulphurs, Yellows
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDismorphiinae
Schatz, 1887
Mimic-Whites
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPierinae
Duponchel, 1835
And orangetips, Marbles, Marbles and Orangetips, White tip butterflies, Whites
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)
Pieridae (Duponchel 1835)


Links, sources and further information
Pieridae at artfakta.se
Pieridae at de.wikipedia.org
Pieridae at dyntaxa.se
Pieridae at gbif.org
Pieridae at irmng.org
Pieridae at itis.gov